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Bob Balaban

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DOB : 16-08-1945
Age : 78
Star Sign : Leo
Gender : Male

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Bob Balaban is a renowned and experienced Jewish American Actor, Author, Producer, and Director. Bob is ‘All in one’, you know why? Because he was or still he is able to do and fit in every role, whether role of soft-spoken personality, balding men or middle-aged teenager.

Bob was born on 16 August, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. His Father, Eleanor Balaban was the owner of many movie theaters. His uncle found the Balaban and Katz theater circus in Chicago and owned television stations and cable television later. H&E, which was a Balaban corporation in Chicago founded by his uncles. This was the reason bob was involved in show business one way or another. His wife is a writer Lynn Grossman and both are blessed with two daughters named Hazel and Mariah.

Bob started his education at Colgate University and then he shifted to New York University later for further education. He started acting in junior year as a LINUX in off-Broadway production of ‘You Are A Good Man, Charlie Brown’ and in senior year played a role in Feature film ‘Catch 22’ directed by Mike Nichols.

He made an appearance and performed in ‘Midnight Cowboy’ (1969) and ‘CATCH 22’ (1970’s). Bob performed marvelously in many films such as ‘Hank’ (1965), ‘Midnight Cowboy’ (1969) as a young student, ‘GIRLFRIENDS’ (1978) as a Martin, ‘The late Shift’ (1996), ‘The Grand Budapest hotel’ (2014). He grabbed the attention of viewers in television series like ‘Show me a hero’, ‘’, ‘Hank’. He acted in supporting role in films such as ‘Lady in the water’, ‘A Mighty wind’, ‘The Tonight Show’. Bob was well known for NBD’s ‘The Tonight Show’. He directed popular pictures which influenced people to watch more and more pictures directed by Bob like ‘The Last Goodtime’, ‘Bernard and Dorie’, ‘Show Time Nurse Series’. He forced people to laugh with his performance in comedy shows such as ‘best in show (2000), ‘A Mighty wind’ (2003) and as a Phoebe’s father in all favorites ‘’ and Hannah’s shrink in ‘Girls’.

BOB was also an author who has written ‘Six Children’s Novels’ series based on Bionic dog named McGrowl. He made a guest appearance in the movie HOWL. He featured with and in debut whose prop was that 8 ban, which is imposed on same sex marriage to raise money for American foundation for equal rights. Bob won Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by the cast of a theatrical picture for Grossford Park and BAFTA Award for Best British film. He was nominated for the Grossford Park as a Best picture directed along with Robert Altman in 2001 in ACADEMY awards and also in TONY awards for his role in ‘THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’ (1979).

Bob Balaban is a guy with glasses and with killer smile plays neat, petite and sports a moustache always quoted to his fellow actors that ‘NEVER BE HOT, ALWAYS BE WARM’.